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From: dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com (Danny Low)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: DeskJet or Laser Printer
Message-ID: <5870046@pollux.svale.hp.com>
Date: 29 May 91 21:10:10 GMT
References: <1991May14.215216.18867@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>
Organization: HP Lovecraft Division
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>(Lee Whitney) 
>As far as the Deskjet, I consider a toy whose days are numbered.  How
>irritating to have to wait forever for printing and to walk on eggs
>just so you dont smudge important documents.  The Laser Printer is
>becoming a commodity item and when it does the Deskjet will obsolete
>along with a significant part of the dot-matrix market.  It's already
>tough to justify a Deskjet even for home use when a laser is only
>about 15-20% more.

The street prices for HP lasterjet vs. HP Deskjet is a lot more than
15-20% difference. Besides, the DJ is much better for envelopes. I
have tried every laserjet HP makes and cannot get envelopes done on
them with the same speed, convenience and quality I get from a DJ.
I have tried every type of envelope including ones made specifically
for laser printers. 

			   Danny Low
    "Question Authority and the Authorities will question You"
	   Valley of Hearts Delight, Silicon Valley
	     HP NPCD   dlow@pollux.svale.hp.com